The fastest and easiest way to access imagery is via direct
Tile Pyramid addressing. Data is arranged by product ID (with
optional date/time), zoom, column, and row:
NOTE: Omitting the date and time will always return the latest available tiles for the given product ID. This can cause discontinuities in products with high refresh rates that update while tiles are being served.
Many tools can visualize tiled imagery via a formatted URL containing product (with
optional date/time), zoom, column, and row. For example,
ArcGIS Online,
Google Maps API (including mobile devices),
Leaflet, and many more.
See
Embedding for an example
TileOverlay in
Google Maps.
Example
Tile Layer URL for
ArcGIS Online:
RealEarth supports standard
GetCapabilities and
GetMap requests via
mapserv:
Example
GetCapabilities:
RealEarth lists all available times for a given product as separate layers within the mapfile. Every product has a layer named "
latest" that contains the most recent data.
Example
GetMap: